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Malawi

[ muh-lah-wee ]

noun

  1. a republic in southeastern Africa, on the western and southern shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). : Lilongwe. Formerly ⲹ··Ի [nyah, -sah-land, nahy-, as, -, uh, -].
  2. Lake Malawi, a lake in southeastern Africa, between Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique. About 11,000 sq. mi. (28,500 sq. km). Formerly ⲹ·,.


Malawi

/ əˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. a republic in E central Africa: established as a British protectorate in 1891; became independent in 1964 and a republic, within the Commonwealth, in 1966; lies along the Great Rift Valley, with Lake Nyasa (Malawi) along the E border, the Nyika Plateau in the northwest, and the Shire (or Shiré) Highlands in the southeast. Official language: Chichewa; English and various other Bantu languages are also widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority, Muslim, and animist minorities. Currency: kwacha. Capital: Lilongwe. Pop: 16 777 547 (2013 est). Area: 118 484 sq km (45 747 sq miles) Former nameNyasaland
  2. Lake Malawi
    the Malawi name for (Lake) Nyasa
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Malawi

  1. Republic in southeast Africa , bordered by Tanzania to the north, Mozambique to the east and south, and Zambia to the west. It became independent in 1964.
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Traders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying to flout a ban on goods from neighbouring Malawi in an escalating regional trade row.

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Tanzania has banned all agricultural imports from South Africa and Malawi in the latest episode of a growing trade row.

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Mr Bushiri, from Malawi, was one of southern Africa's best known preachers when he was arrested and charged with fraud in 2020.

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Bicycle ambulances improve maternity health care in Malawi.

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At least 19 soldiers from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania were killed when the M23 captured the region's biggest city, Goma, in January.

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